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May 2025 OEWS · AK

Wages in Alaska

All-occupations median

$61,000

10th percentile
$34,930
25th percentile
$43,470
Median
$61,000
75th percentile
$92,910
90th percentile
$128,720
Mean
$74,720

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Alaska is 102.359, with the United States at 100.

The highest published annual median in this list is Emergency Medicine Physicians, at $452,620.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Highest published annual medians

Detailed occupations in Alaska with a published annual median.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Emergency Medicine Physicians190$120,420$452,620$472,870
Obstetricians and Gynecologists50$182,030$421,450$425,690
General Internal Medicine Physicians110$163,230$366,080$556,190
Physicians, All Other270$203,020$355,100$524,990
Neurologists100$71,990$354,760$547,200
Psychiatrists50$83,170$342,170$421,650
Nurse Anesthetists90$212,150$341,210$366,160
Family Medicine Physicians760$162,110$323,490$425,210
Pediatricians, General60$224,040$267,390$347,880
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers1,350$59,130$232,140$369,150
Dentists, General310$124,200$230,990$320,440
Petroleum Engineers280$129,150$206,290$277,360
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates140$82,160$183,310$221,220
Optometrists60$98,530$170,310$218,180
Business Teachers, Postsecondary130$63,170$168,930$332,000
Pharmacists560$133,830$167,310$196,020
Chief Executives640$75,870$166,710$428,990
Architectural and Engineering Managers900$113,790$164,260$236,490
Industrial Engineers220$74,980$156,510$218,900
Nurse Practitioners710$95,570$155,170$207,490
Physician Assistants700$106,060$150,700$201,270
Lawyers1,120$86,230$149,940$281,780
Engineers, All Other200$112,740$142,390$186,940
Construction Managers1,720$98,810$139,190$213,710
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives320$84,850$137,320$193,610
Massage Therapists570$34,140$134,930$161,400
Computer and Information Systems Managers970$92,290$133,490$197,510
Nurse Midwives60$111,400$133,430$175,290
Dental Hygienists790$60,590$132,690$138,840
Medical and Health Services Managers1,640$81,940$132,240$292,300

Largest occupations

Largest detailed occupations in Alaska by May 2025 employment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Retail Salespersons7,890$30,700$37,290$51,200
Registered Nurses7,510$85,030$109,480$149,070
Stockers and Order Fillers6,770$34,230$40,310$57,050
Home Health and Personal Care Aides6,530$30,710$39,740$46,740
General and Operations Managers6,020$63,320$116,630$219,350
Fast Food and Counter Workers5,900$24,830$33,280$45,170
Cashiers5,810$30,780$36,130$45,430
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers5,690$47,990$69,840$98,220
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive5,390$35,360$48,530$64,620
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners5,200$28,380$40,510$53,480
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General4,590$38,260$60,270$90,900
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks4,580$40,000$56,430$76,800
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand4,250$34,790$44,510$75,280
Waiters and Waitresses3,830$24,770$26,310$64,080
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary3,810$27,440$37,190$57,210
Construction Laborers3,690$37,980$58,060$83,710
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education3,500$62,140$79,260$98,610
Office Clerks, General3,440$37,320$51,890$72,800
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers3,420$48,080$70,100$90,610
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators3,050$62,390$77,810$103,900

Metropolitan areas

Anchorage, AK$60,200Fairbanks-College, AK$61,810

Questions this page answers

What is the median wage in Alaska?

Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in Alaska is $61,000. Employment is 325,570.